Before I met my husband, frankly, I did not go crazy for potato gnocchi. I always preferred by far rice, pasta or ravioli. Everything but gnocchi!
Then I realized why I did not like them too much: because my mother always cooked them with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese. It was not bad but I think that such a flavor is ‘boring’, at least for my taste.Then, tasting here and there, and thanks to my husband, I realized that the Gnocchi are an original as well as excellent ingredient for many delicious recipes: with fish, vegetables, mushrooms, truffles, “pesto”, and so on… And, of course, even in this fresh recipe that I am proposing in this post.
One day I will publish the recipe of homemade potato gnocchi, which I assure you, is such simple as long to do. So for this recipe I used the gnocchi Rana (a famous brand of Italian pasta and ravioli).
You can find some historical information about Gnocchi here (Wikipedia), of course!

Ingredients for 2 starving people

400/500 g potato gnocchi (they are a lot, but we are big eaters, aren’t we? ;));

1 – In a non-stick pan, pour 2 tbsp olive oil, sauté the leeks, and when they are golden, add the mackerel. Brown the mackerel for few minutes without burning. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool.2 – In a large bowl, place the diced tomatoes, the salad, the smoked cheese diced, 2 tbsp of olive oil, marjoram, basil, salt and pepper. Mix everything well.3 – Boil water in a pot. Add salt and add gnocchi. Gnocchi are ready when they come to the surface, usually in a minute. With a perforated spoon, remove gnocchi and before adding them to the bowl with the dressing, mix them into the pan with leeks and mackerel, just to get them a bit flavored.4 – You can serve immediately. Excellent also as a cold pasta salad.